| Literature DB >> 19121690 |
Omar Qazi1, Joann L Prior, Barbara M Judy, Gregory C Whitlock, G Barrie Kitto, Alfredo G Torres, D Mark Estes, Katherine A Brown.
Abstract
We report the successful purification of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Burkholderia thailandensis, a Gram-negative bacterium, closely related to the highly pathogenic organisms B. pseudomallei and B. mallei. Burkholderia thailandensis LPS is shown to cross-react with rabbit and mouse sera obtained from inoculation with B. pseudomallei or B. mallei, respectively. These data suggest that B. thailandensis LPS shares similar structural features with LPS molecules from highly pathogenic Burkholderia species. This information may prove useful in ongoing efforts to develop novel vaccines and/or diagnostic reagents.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19121690 PMCID: PMC3656469 DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(08)70016-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184